MANCHESTER, N.H. - Sophomore Alicia McDonald (Clearwater, Fla./East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA) scored twice, but the Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey team suffered a season-opening 3-2 loss against Saint Anselm College on Friday evening at Sullivan Arena during New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) play.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-1, 0-1 NEWHA), Saint Anselm (1-0, 1-0 NEWHA)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• McDonald, 2 goals
• Junior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 1 assist, 10-for-19 faceoffs
• Sophomore Julia Chedel (Haverhill, Mass./Kimball Union Academy), 1 assist
• Senior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), 42 saves
• Junior Naomi Tink (Birmingham, Mich./Bishop Kearney Selects 19U AAA), 5-for-10 faceoffs
• First-year Kate Moorhouse (Vancouver, British Columbia/New Hampshire Mountain Cats Academy 19U AAA), 4 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Justyce Ohlgren, 2 goals
• Senior Brooklyn Schneiderhan, 1 goal
• First-year Kayla Czukoski, 26 saves

THE ACTION

• Schneiderhan gave Saint Anselm the lead 4:20 into the contest before Ohlgren doubled it 3:51 later.
• A little less than five minutes after that, Jerylo's shot from the right circle was knocked down by Czukoski but not controlled, and McDonald tapped in the loose puck on the door step.
• Ohlgren reestablished the two-goal lead 1:24 into the second stanza.
• During a 5-on-3 power play late in the period, junior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA) forced a turnover in the left corner before McDonald picked up the loose puck, skated around the right post, and picked the corner at 18:28.
• Lavender stopped all 18 shots sent her way in a shutout third period. With her pulled for the final 1:01, Jerylo and Chedel both put shots on net that Czukoski denied, and a final bid by Quinn with 27 seconds to go was blocked.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Saint Anselm, 3 p.m.